Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
A diamond is the only material that cannot be scratched by any other than itself.
True. In general, a mineral can scratch any mineral that is softer than itself according to Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness. This means that a mineral with a higher number on the scale can scratch a mineral with a lower number.
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
dimonds is hard enough to scratch anything.
Corundum can scratch all minerals except diamond, making it the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a hardness of 9. Diamond, with a hardness of 10, is the only mineral that can scratch corundum.
A diamond is the only material that cannot be scratched by any other than itself.
Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring mineral and can scratch all other minerals. Talc is the softest of minerals and cannot scratch any other mineral.
Talc is the mineral that cannot scratch any of the other minerals on the Mohs hardness scale. It has a hardness of 1, making it the softest mineral. This means that all other minerals, which have a higher hardness rating, can scratch talc, but talc itself cannot scratch any of them.
false a mineral can not scratch any mineral harder than itself
No, it is just the opposite.
True. In general, a mineral can scratch any mineral that is softer than itself according to Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness. This means that a mineral with a higher number on the scale can scratch a mineral with a lower number.
False. A mineral can only scratch itself or minerals equal in hardness or softer than it.
According to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, quartz (7) will not scratch any mineral with a higher number on the scale. Corundum is listed at 9. Therefore quartz will not scratch corundum, but corundum can scratch quartz.
Diamond is the hardest mineral and is the only one that can scratch corundum. but in my opinion corundum will scratch corundum any mineral of the same hardness will scratch the other !
Gypsum, which has a Mohs hardness of 2, can scratch minerals that are softer than itself, such as talc (hardness 1) and calcite (hardness 3). Therefore, it can scratch talc but not calcite or any harder mineral. Other minerals that gypsum can scratch include some varieties of gypsum itself, like selenite.
dimonds is hard enough to scratch anything.
Corundum can scratch all minerals except diamond, making it the second hardest mineral on the Mohs scale with a hardness of 9. Diamond, with a hardness of 10, is the only mineral that can scratch corundum.